Omaha daily bee., 1887-11-13
ECHOES FROM THE ANTE,ROOM
Items Of interest to the Members
of the Various Secret Orders.
A HANDSOME PYTHIAN BANNER.
General Pythian Ncws-Doings OF the
Odd Fellows-The \. O. U. W.
A. +. n A. NJ. Gossip-Tho
knights of Honor.

SAMUEL REED, the first supreme chancellor
Of the order of X. of Il. has Just recovered
from severe spell of sickness
Tnr QUESTION of taking the Endowmcn,
rank Of the X. Of p, from the control of the
supreme lodge is strongly favored. A su.
preme council has been organized for the
management of this rank. Many Of the rep
resentatves to the supreme lodge not being
members OF the Endowment rank IL is
thought they should not legislate for its
management.
The CIRCULAR sent out by the supreme
lodge of the A. o. Y. w. in reference to the
Upchurch Memorial, is not meeting with sue
cess. Many members are in favor Of building
hall for the order here, rather than contrib
ute towards building memorial hall In the
small town Of Mcadvillc, Pa
THE FIRST uniform commandry Of tho
Knights of Honor was recently organized In
Texas, and last week another was organized
in Boston, with ifty.chartcr members.
ANGEL Cry lodge Of X of II. of East Los
Angeles is anxious to know the whereabouts
of f. q. Schinottc, II member Of the lodge,
formerly of New Orleans.
THE grand lodge of Kentucky at its recent
session rcaffirmed the law formerly adopted,
by an overwhelming vote, making saloon.
keeping Masonic otfensc. Thus Missouri,
Kentucky, Ohio, Washington, Oregon and
other jurisdictions have passed upon tho
question and all determined it in their grand
lodges adversely to the saloon interest.
THE GRAND Loper'. 4 F. 4 A. NJ, ha.
elected the following grand officers in Cali
fornia: Hiram Newton Bucker, OF Mcrccd
G.. Nj. !; Morris March Estec of San Francisco
ID. G.. NJ. Alva Russell Conklin, of lndcpen-
dcnce, s. c. W. William Johnston, of Rich
land, j. c.. w; Nathan Weston Spaulding Of
Oakland, G. T.; Alexander Gurton Abcll
q. 5.
THE SUM of 5000 ,39,..3o has been paid out in
charity to the widows and orphans of Master
Masons and distressed Masons visiting San
Francisco by the board of relief of that city.
THERE ARE 5000 lodges of the l. o. O. F.,
and of this number over 1000 have libraries.
chester, n. H., has over 800 members, being
the largest lodge of the kind in this country.
TIE OPP FELLOWS Of New Jersey have
purchased near Trenton nine acres of land
and an eighteen room mansion, which is to
be home for INDECENT members, and mod,
elcd on the plan of the Philadelphia home.
Every member of the order will be taxed :!
cent per week for its maintainance.
THE New AGE, the Official order of the
| /. o. O. +. has passed into the hands Of Dew.
cy & Co., w. f. Norcross, its former proprie
Will Stlll Tclldll llS
ASSESSMENT No 1i6'' the eighteenth for
1887 of the American Legion of Honor, was
called to the supreme treasury October IA,
and No. III was levied on the members de-
| linquent November %. The call embraces
thirty-sx deaths, amounting to $lO4 800
| The last claim reported on the call was paid
| six days after death. California has no death
on this call.
When the new laws go into effect assess
ments will become delinquent on the 1st and
| 18th of each month, respectively, as one or
| two may be levied.
THE LODGE which is soon to be organized by
| the Good Tcmplars in California will be an
| experiment of the benefit system in the order,
| and its promoters having this object in view,
members of the city. 1t is expected that this
first lodge organized with sick benefit con-
nected with it will prove great success.
| DURING THE Pythan festivities in this city
| in October the committee OF arrangements
| offered prize in the shape of $50 banner to
| the X. of =. lodge which appeared in the
parade with the largest number OF members
| land, Neb., won this prize, and on Friday the
same arrived in this city. The banner is OF
! beautiful design, made of the
best of silk, with gold cords, tassels and
lace. The front is a dark red and bears IN
| the center the armOr with the emblems of
the order and the name of the lodge. On
the other side appears in large letters of gold
the following: "Awardcd by the Knights Of
Pythias of Omaha to Star lodge No 9, X. OF
| p, Ashland, Nebraska, for the largest num-
ber on parade at Omaha, October 18th
| 1871
A large delegation of knights from Omaha,
| Lincoln and other portions of the state will
| go to Ashland one day this week, probably
Wednesday, where the beautiful banner will
be presented to the members of Ashland
lodge, j. w, Lounsbury will probably make
the presentation speech. The knights at
| Ashland are making extensive preparations
for the reception of their brethren, and will
tender them banquet and ball in the even
ing.
SrRINGrIELD LoDG i s., X. of p, has or
dered its paraphanalia for degree and ampli-
fed work. 1t will be beautiful and costly.
RICHARD O'NEHL,. grand chancellor X. of
p. was in the city Monday in consultation
with G. X. of II. and S, L. T. French. Chan
cellor O'Neill left on the evening train for
Plattsmouth, where he visited the lodge in
that city.
PETITIONS have been received and granted
for the following X of II. lodges:
| AT Elmwood, Cass county, to be known as
| Crescent 81, with thirty charter members.
To be instituted November "a by ID. ID. G. G.
| +. w. Race.
AT Ponca, Dixon county, to be known as
- lodge 30. TO be instituted November
l6, by ID. ID. G. c., Il M. Goshorn.
LoNGFEILow LODGE 50 was instituted Oc-
tober 26 at Hooper by ID. ID. G.. c., +. l.
Flick, with the following officers: T.. c., IL.
r. Hand G. c., f. J, f. Burgh; V. c., c. T..
Oleson; p, G. j. Hahn; NJ of e., j. Helm
rich; NJ. of F., f. c. Harms X of II. s.,
+. J. HERE; NJ, at A. f. Klingbeil; l. c.,
j. l.. h. Looschen; o. G., p. N. Quasi.
.Tyu
LARGE attendance of the members of Ne
braska Lodge No, knights Of Pythias are
expected at the next meeting, Wednesday
evening, to consider the advisability Of rails
ing the rank fees to $50.
The BALL OF the Brotherhood Of Locomo.
tive Fremen to be given Wednesday night
promises to be success. A special train
will be run leaving Council Bluffs at :55 p
m. and leaving Omaha in the return trip al
, "a. III.
The newly elected officers Of the Eks were
installed Wednesday evening by ID. d. T.
Grand Ruler Francis. Exalted Ruler Dav
enport made the following appointments
Esquire, Phillips; Inner Guard, Geo. b
! Eddy; Chaplin, Wantland; Organist Wood
| burn. Last night large number Of Elks